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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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